CARDIFF boss Lennie Lawrence had mixed feelings about seeing his side clinch a point in a bizarre encounter at the Bescot Stadium.

But the Londoner was delighted to see sub Gareth Whalley grab a leveller 15 seconds from the end of a clash City seemed destined to lose.

"I thought it wasn't going to happen," said Lawrence.

"Every time I bring clubs to Walsall, their goalkeeper James Walker pulls off a string of brilliant saves - the same thing happened today.

"If I had a criticism of my team, it would be that we didn't show enough quality in the final third. I am relieved we scored when we did but maybe we should have won when you reflect on the number of chances we made."

But Lawrence was pleased with the way his side tried to play football throughout an often frantic clash which saw Cardiff striker Alan Lee and Walsall defender Zigor Aranalde dismissed on 64 minutes.

"Even when we were losing, we didn't panic," he said.

"We tried to get the ball down and play football, and we got our just rewards."